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T. D. EISNER.

EMBROIDERY FRAME.

APPLICATION FILED APR. I. 1911.

1 ,3 10,392. Patend July 15, 1919.

THE COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPII co., WASHINGTON, D. C.

\ new and useiillmprovements in Embroid- 'il/NXT n sanrns PATENT crimen.

THEoDoR D. EISNER, or wooDHAvEN, NEW YORK, AssIeNoR 'ro MARTIN ADoLF EISNER, or WooDHAvEN, LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK.

EMBROIDERY-FRAME.

Application filled April 7, 1917. Serial No. 160,378.

To all whom t may concern.'

a citizen of the United- States, `and resident of Long Island, in the State o f New York, cityof Woodhaven, have invented certain ery-Frames, of which the' following is a specification.

The present invention relates to improvements in embroidery frames, andlmore particularly such frames for use in embroidery machines, either of the hand or shuttletype, an object of the invention being to provide such frames by which small pieces of mate-,` rial may be simultaneously embroidered with the same pattern in a manner most effective for carrying out the embroidering operation, andiwith which the loose portions of the material maybe so held as to be entirely out of the path of the embroidery needles.

A further object is to provide `such a frame which may be used for different sizes of material by the insertion or removal of spanning loars.` With other frames at present in use the material is apt to become mutilated by reason of the holding means employed, and it is therefore an object of the present invention to so construct the holding means as to inno way harm the material.

lVith these and other objects in view, embodiments of my inventionare shown in the accompanying drawings, and these embodiments will be hereinafter more fully described with reference thereto, and iinally pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings;

Figure 1 is a plan view of my improved Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view along- Fig. 3 is a partial end and partial sectional view taken along the line l3 3 of Fig. l;

Figs. 11, 5 and 6 are detail views of one spacing strip employed, showing the top, side and end of thesame;l

Figs. 7 and 8 are side views of the spring bars employed; i

yPatented July 15, 1919.

Figs. 9 and 10 are top and end views respectively, of the surplus material contain- `mg member;

Figs. 1'1 and 12 show modiied forms of spring bar holding means; V

Fig. 13 is a plan view of a modified form of frame;

Fig. 14 shows anend View of a modified form of channelbar; i

Fig. 15 isa sectional viewalong the line 15-15 of Fig. 1, and

Fig. 16 is a detail sectional View' of a pivot screw employed in my improvements.

Similar reference characters indicate correspondng parts throughout the several figures of the drawings. y .L

Referring to the drawings, and more particularly to Figs. 1 'to 3 thereof, an em'bodiment of my invention comprises a pair of spaced and parallel rails 20 and `21 provided respectively with recesses 22 and 23, said re cesses being spaced apart a distance correspondingto one unit, that is, a rapport starting from the first recesses 22 and 23 will be 4/4, 8/4,.12/4L, 16/4, 20/4, etc. This arrangement may be varied if desired. Thuis the rapport may be 6/4, 13/4, 18/4, 24/4, 30/4,

etc. U-shaped channel bars 24: and 25 are secured at their extremities in the end recesses of the rails 20 and 21l by means of screws 26, thereby forming a rigid rectan gular frame provided intermediate the said end channel bars with a plurality of recesses in which additional removable channel bars 27 may be inserted in any of the recesses as desired, according to the size of the material to` fbe embroidered.

\ `All the recessesinthe` rail 20 are closed at their ends by means of a plate 28, and a hol-ding strip 29 is secured at the upper side ofthe rail 2O which extends over the ends of Ithe recesses 22, serving t'o hold the additional channel bars in place at one end. Recesses 30 and 31 are provided respectively in the rails 2O and 21 at one side of the recesses 22 and 23, and serve as sockets for the ends of surplus material holding `bars 32 which maybe either of the form shown in Figs. 9 and 10, in which the same has aninverted U-shape in cross-section, as shown at the left hand portion of Fig. 1, and in detail in Figs. 4,` and 6, or which may be a plain smoothI surface is Lithematerial 'L Pins 42 and 43 are transversely arranged at the'endsofthe channel bars', disposed in., the" rail-'20,fthepin 42 being at the lupper por'` spring bar 33, as shown adjacent the right hand channel bar in Fig. 1. One longitudiiial edge of lthesaid .bars 32i`s fbentiipon,`

itself as at 34, so ythat this edge which isfree will no tcu t or inJure ltliematerial.

fingers 38 and 39 being pivotally arranged upon the rails in such manner as to bel turnedif above the grooves for holding therein a l e thereiirby the strips 37. Vhere the mate spring" metal stripl 137' ivhich" isl preferably covered with rubber or the like, and beneath which the surplus material at the ripper and lovver ends ofthe lcloth is placed) The hold- Fig. 3, and the rods are then forced down- `Wardly, tightening the material across the vveb of the member 49, the ends of the rods `being then secured in place by the key 51.

The material is thenrspanned tothe next ,channel baigwliere it held in place by the spring rods 46, the surplus being held by means, of the spring strip 55. The upper and lower ends of the material are tucked intothe grooves 35 and 36and` areheld rial is to be embroidered only at the corner,

ing fingers are preferably pivoted by ineanswA of a novelnplivot screiv 38a- (Figf16) with a cup-shaped bushing38b.

Where the recesses 22 and 23 are interme-v4 provided e an auxiliary bar 56 is secured across the channel bars 'bymineans of lsetserevvs` 57a in the turned up ends `571of the said bar; which `engage' tlieendfchannel bars 24 and 25, and

ftliisbar is provided rvvithaplurality of slots diatef'the adjacent :channel bars the innerf ends of the recesses are closed by means of a 'closure' inein'ber- 40,- 'Which is `provided at its upper end vvithI a hook` shaped portion' which engages with the inner edgel of the rails-,2i

and iits into the grooves 35" and 3K6, the lower! 'endiit'tig into a retaining strip' 41 secured to the vflower "portion f the rails, lthus a tionof .theV "clia'iinellbarpivhile the pin 43 is at the lo'vver" portieriy Intermediate the same4v "'fthere is provided a pin 44V upon ivhich are pivotally niountetillthe eyelet ends`'of tvvo'y "spring 46;and 47,'shoivn in detail in Fig.

' 7ll'Tl'ies'efbars` arecovered with rubber tub-..

held thereby.

" being disposed ateah side of the web 50. The

j ends f the springrehds46 and 47'are forced down and; are held by means of a forkrecess 23.2 The pins 42 and' are used when desired for retaining in the channel bars additiona1 liolding'strips, suoli for instance as a' f Y n the spring strip shown in the second Ychannel bar, Fig'. 1, and in section in Fig. 2, this lstrip also; being shown in detail in Fig." 8. --The"operationof this'embodiinent of iiiy invention is as follows :#The .fi-eii'iovable,`

` Channel bars2f are' placed inr the proper re- ,"cesses acerding tothe size-'of the in aterial to be Worked on", which in the present illustration is relativel i thi'nmaterial such foi` instaiiceas silk, V linen orth'e like, andtheend of lthe material is first laid over the end channelpbar vvith the spring rods46 and 47 iaised. iThe surplus' material is tucked. into f the U-shaped ni'einber 232, as clearlyV shoiv'n in "l Arepacinof strip 49 having a eentlral longi-v tudinal web 50 formed byl bending, is placed: inthe channel bars, the spring rods 46 and 47e' 58 or recesses as at 571, inavvhich'spring: clips i 5,9 are secured by means 'of vlugs 60 on: the

said.- clips, which areiplaced inv the `*slots as shown in dotted lines, Fig. '1,` and then turned into position,.the lugs .thenfbeing locked inL place... In ordertoperrnit ofthe lower half of the spring rods being operated I ,separately freinthe upper half, Iernploy a fclipzSO; (Figs. 1` and=15 having at yeach side Aprovided for the edge of il dovvlnturn'ed portions 81 andr82, `having rel u ,l

ces'sesr83fwhich engage the bar 56. One edge engages-the spring `bars,while the otherl edge is providedvvith recesses.4 85 `.vvhich permits f of the loivenhalfr of the barbeing sprung up, .as'clearly shovvn iii Fig.- `15, to alloiv cloth to be spanned at the lower half of theframe. In` the.'` spanning of .thel material as above .'pOintedout, fusing; thefull .Width ofi the frame,A this strip it "Will be understood, is

. reinovedn :The neXt piece of material is lheld in the channel bar 27`bymeans: of the spring rod 47: thes'ur. lus material beinO` tucked 'into .the "U-shaped member 32, the material. then being spannedacitoss tothe next chan- .iie'l bar', the. spanning of the various pieces .of inaterialbeingcarried .out in tl'iey same 'manner entirely across lthe fraine. The

frame is preferably about 56 inches long, but

maybe longer or` shorter if desired, `and the recesses-22 and 23 are about an in'ch apart.

Upon the rail 21' there is provided at suitable intervals, blocks 6l so that the frame may; be set Ton, end Withoutdisturbing the projecting eiidsof the spring rods.

. In `Figs. 11 and 12, I have shown modified l Vholding' means for the ends ofthe spring rodsf. the form` shoivn in- Fig.4 11 consisting iof apivoted plate62 having a recess 63 therein, whichl may. be engaged with the .endsof therodsa .In Fig; 12 a plate 64 secured at theendgof. the recess 23 is provided with a recess 65 therein, having arestricted .opening `66, thereby providing `retaining lugs -67 and';.,68,.beneath'which the endsof the 'spring rods maybe placed.

In` Fig. 13, I have Aillustrated a siightly modied form of frame, especially intended chiefs and the like, which consists of end rails 69 and 470, provided-at suitable interi vals with channel bars 71, in which are pivotally secured rods 72. These channel barsf,

71 are of relatively greater depth than the width, and the rods 72 which have their` edges uppermost, are provi-ded: withrufbber covering 7 3, andfit snugly into the channel The free endsof the rods are held i bars. in place by means of pivoted retaining members 74, andA the extremities 75 of the said rods are twisted to form suitable handles.

Spring clips 76 are provided upon the rail 69 intermediate the channel bars, for holding the corner of the material to be embroidered.

In Fig. 14, I have shown in end View, a modified form of channel bar, in which the same takes the form of the letter S, providing a U-shaped channel 7 7 for retaining the material, and an inverted U-shaped channel 78 for receiving the surplus material.

It will be understood that in either of the embodiments of my invention illustrated, the channels may be of suitable size to receive either one or a plurality of spring bars, the channels being preferably about a quarter of an inch in width for single spring bars, and about one-half an inch in width for double spring bars. Also it will be understood that the spring bars may be used either alone or in conjunction with the other holding strips, such for instance as the strip 49 or the strip 55, depending upon the class of material being Worked upon, and the surplus material may be held either by a U- shaped lmember 32, or the spring strip 33. The spring hars need not be hinged, but may ha-ve their ends insertible beneath the holding pins.

I have illustrated preferred and satisfactory embodiments of my invention, but it is obvious that changes may be made therein within the spirit and scope thereof, as de- [ined in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A frame forholding materials to be embroidered, comprising a pair of spaced longitudinal rails` channel bars permanently secured between the ends of said rails forming a permanent rectangular frame, a plurality of spaced channel bar receiving means on said rails intermediate said permanent channel bars, removable and temporary channel rbars adapted to be placed in selectively spaced relation between said permanently secured channel bars and adapted to be heldin Said receiving means to form between said end channel bars rectangular spaces of variable width, and means for securing material to be embroidered within said channel bars.

2. A frame for holding materials to be embroidered, comprising a pair of spaced longitudinal rails, channel bars permanently secured between the ends of said rails forming a permanentrectangular frame, said longitudinal rails being provided with a plurality ofy spaced recesses intermediate said channel bars, removable and temporary channel `bars adapted` to be selectively mounted in saidxrecesses to form between said en'dl channel bars rectangular spa-ces of variable width, and means in said channel bars adapted to secure material'to be embroidered therein.

A frame for holding materials to be embroidered, comprising a pair of spaced longitudinal rails, channel bars permanently secured between the ends of said longitudinal rails forming a permanent rectangular frame, a plurality of spaced channel bar receiving means on said rails, intermediate said permanent channel bars, removable and temporary channel hars adapted to be selectively mounted intermediate said permanently secured channel bars in spaced relation and adapted to beheld in said receiving means to form between said channel bars rectangular spaces of variable width, and means for securing material to be embroidered within said channel bars, comprising spring rods bowed in their untensioned position, and means for holding said spring rods tensioned and relatively straight within said channel bars.

l-L A frame for holding materials to be embroidered, comprising a pair of spaced longitudinal rails, channel bars secured transversely between said rails and in spaced relation with each other, how-spring means within said channel bars, and means adapted to retain the ends of said bow-spring means under tension within said channel bars to hold the material to be embroidered therein.

5. A frame for holding materials to be embroidered, comprising a pair of spaced longitudinal rails, channel bars permanently secured between the ends of said rails, removable and Jtemporary channel hars mounted intermediate the said permanently secured channel bars in spaced and variable relation, and means for securing material to be embroidered within said channel bars, comprising an elongated spring member, means on one end of said channel bars adapted to retain one end of said spring member, means on the other end of said channel bars adapted to retain the other end of said spring member upon tensioning of said spring member.

6. A frame for holding materials to be embroidered, comprising spaced longitudinal rails, channel 'bars permanently secured between the ends of said rails, removable channel rbars adapted to be mounted intermediate said permanently secured channel bars in spaced relation, and a transverse rail w :adapted to 110eI plaoed'ntermediate the ends!` ifzzind;relativelystraight WithinI said Chanof, sad'chzmndfbars, "and pro-vided' WithwrnLbar. means ffor retaining the corners' of-the lma- ,vf'Inztestimonyf that I `claim the foregoing ferialk to. beembrodered. r iy as my nventomil have's'gned `nfiyname in 5 7. Inwanff'embro-dery 4immo,@means. for wplresence` oftw`o subscr'bing'witnesses.

holding' themzmteral to be embroidered, com l a vpl'sng mohan'nel. bal and@ lspring rod idisl1""THEODOR D; AEISNER.

posed n-fsad c11an11e1=ba1',. said spring rod fr Witnessesf': y f Vbeing bowed inlts untensoned position, and D Llsws-y vl\[A'.l"I'ER1\T, lo means `fornhold-ngg; said spring rodtensoned Q MAE M: V-TEINBERG.

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